Guide and presser-foot for sewing-machines.



'1. HUDSON. R FOOTFOR SEWING MACHINES.

'GUIBBAND PRESSE APPLICATION FILED AUG, 2, l9

2 SHEETS-SHEET l /AYVENTOR V/T/V/YSS/S t I. v 7 ya PATENTED DEC. e1. 1907 Nu. 875,577. v PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907.

J. HUDSON.

SEWING MACHINES.

GUIDE AND PBBSSER ROOT FOR APPLICATION FILED AU( 2 Finns-811E111" 2.

JOHN HFDSON, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

GUIDE AND PRESSER-FOOT FDR SEWENG-IEACPHNES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

JPatented Dec. 31, 186?.

Application filed August 2 1906. Serial No. 328,961.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HUnsoN, of Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new and" useful Improvements in Guides and Presser- Feet for Sewing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved guide and presser foot for sewing machines, the object of the invention being to provide improvements of this character which will absolutely prevent the skipping of stitches and perfectly guide the material beneath the presser foot at all times. It also covers and presses down upon the material from the very edge of the guide, and does not leave the slightest space between the edge of the guide and the presser foot, where the material al ready having it seam inside of such edge, could curl upward by bein sewed back and close up to such turned in seam.- This inturned seam frequently is imperfect, the outside stitching is inclined to follow close up to such imperfect inturned seam if not pressed down upon by the presser foot to the very outside edge of the material and inner edge of guide.

A further object is to provide an improved guide and prcsser l'oot capable of various adustnients. I

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novcl features of construction and combinations and arrangeinenls olparts as will be more fully hereinafter dcscribcd and pointed out in the claims.

In the :wcompauvingdrawings, Figure 1 is a. pcrspc tivc view illustrating my improvemcnls. Fig 2 is a view in end or side elevalion. l ig. is a vicw in section. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view, and Figs. :3, l3 7 andh are views of modifications.

1 represents a cast body or block, comprising the horizumlal or hascportion 2, and upright portion at the back, the latter having an opening 5 to admit the light and prevent casting a too grcat shadow on the work.

' The book of the block or casting 1 is provided in its top with a longitudinal slot, coinmunica ting with a longitudinal bore, to receive'a rod 4 havin an upright bar 5 secured therei and movable in the slot, and this bar 5 is constructed to be attached to the reci rocating bar of a sewing machine and may e secured to any sewing machine by sli ht modifications. A thumb screw 6 is provi ed in the body to engage same at any adjustment.

The base portion 2 is provided in its forward edge with a slot conimimicatin witha longitudinal bore, in which a T-hea 7 on a rod 8 is located. This rod 8 projects forwardly and upwardly at its free end, and is screwthreaded to receive a thumb nut 9 on its free end. A tube 10 is located on this rod- 6 and has a flat spring 11 secured at its forward end to the under side of the tube 10 at '10 the forward end of the latter and is adapted to bear downward at its rear end, against the goods beside the needle, to prevent the goods being drawn up by the needle and resulting in a quantity of material passing through unsewed, or what is known as skip stitches.

on the rod 8, between tube 10 and nut 9, a washer or sleeve 12 is located, and when the nut E) is screwed up on the red, the T-head in the bore or base 2 and the inner end of tube 10 will lirmly clamp the base between them and secure the spring at any lateral adjustment, and the forward edge of base 2 is preferably marked oil in scale form to )erniit.

the operator to set the 5 ring on esired distance from the end of 1 1e base and thereby form the line of stitches at the point dcsircd with the spring pressing down on the goods adjaccnt to the needle. At the ends ol' the base, vcrtic-il barrels 12 are located and are made with slits at their lower ends to receive guides H, secured on the lower ends ol rods 15 located in barrels 12 and screwihrcadcd at their upper ends to receive ad:-

justing nuts l6 above thebarrels. Coiled springs 11 arc located in the barrels around rods 15 and bcar down on guides 14 to press the latter tightly against the cloth. The guides arc in the form of sharp runners Wllihl upturned and preferably slightly enlarged forwardends to ride over cross seams, etch,

and prevent possibility of catching-in thel.

gooils. The operation of my improvements is as follows :'lhe goods pass beneath the presser foot with the guide 14 beside the fold or searn and guides the goods so that the stitching will be in a straight line parallel with the fold, and by adjusting the casting or body 1 on rod 4 by means of thumb screw 6; and tie rod 4 and lock} the 60 correspondingly adjusting the rod and spring 11 on the scale of base 2, the line of stitchin can. be had any distance from the fold. ith the double guide the line of stitching can be had either to right or left of the seam or fold. The spring 11 'may be made with a slit l8 and notch 19 as shown in Fig. 6 to allow the needle to work close to the spring and at the saline time the spring will hold the cloth from following the upward movement of the needle.

In the construction shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the bar 5 is provided at its lower end with a forwardly projecting arm 21 to the under side of which, one end of the s ring presser foot 11 is fixed. The boss bloc 2 is slotted for the accommodation of the arm 21 end the slotted ortion of the base block is recessed for the reception of an enlargement on the arm 21'. The base block 2 is thus mounted on. the arm 21 so as to be adjustable thereon, and is held in any position to which it may be adjusted, by a set screw 22. This set' screw passes through the bar 5 and engages the base block 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The guide 14 is formed at one end of a fist spring, 'the horizontal portion 20 of which is secured upon the base block 2 and the verticel portion of the spring is made with a slot 23 to receive a screw 24 at the end of the base block 2..

A great many other sli ht changes might Form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from my invention. Hence, I do not restrict myself to the recisc details set forth but consider mysell at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fell within the spirit and scopeoi' my in yendion.

Having fully described my invention whet I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Petent, is

1. In a combined guide and presser foot, the combination with a block or casting, of e spring-pressed guide'cerried by said block or casting at one end thereof, and a sprin resser foot projecting forwardly from said oclr or casting and adjustable laterally thereon toward and away from the guide.

2.111 a combined guide and presser foot,

the combination with a-block or casting, of a spring-pressed guide at one end thereof, eforwerdly pro'ec'ting laterally adjustable rod secured to t e block, a scale on the block, and

e spring carried by seid rod and adepted to err-2,577

dle.

3. In a combined guide and presser foot, the combination with a body or oastin of vertical barrels at the ends thereof, ro s in said barrels, guides at the lower ends of the rods having upturned forward ends, edjusting nuts on the upper ends of the rods above the barrels, and a resser foot edjustably secured to the body etween the uldes.

4. In a combined guide anr presser feet, the combination with a block at guide attached thereto and a presser foot laterally adjusteble on the block, of e bar constructed for attachment to a'sewing machine, a. cross rod on said bar moveble in the block, and s set 5. The combination with a rectangular block, of a spring presser foot adjustable leterall thereon and projecting forwardly from the ront edge thereof, and means for effecting lateral adjustment of said block reletively to the presser bar of a sewing machine.

6. The combination with a rectangular block end means for attaching the same to the presser bar of a sewing machine, of c spring-pressed guide carried by said block, a.

resser foot projecting forwardly from the ront edge of said block, and means for se curing said presser foot to the block end edjustin it laterally thereon toward or away from t e guide.

7. The combination with a block, of a. spring pressed presser foot attached thereto, projeetmgiorwardly from the edge thereof and adjustable laterally thereon, aspringressed guide slso attached to said. block, a

ar adapted for attachment to the presser ber of s sewing machine/and means for effecting lateral adjustment of said block relatively to said first mentioned bar.

ing witnesses. c

JOHN HUDSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. Greens, Ausrrn READY.

screw to secure the block at any adjustment.

press down on the goods adjacent to the nee- 8. The combination with at bar adapted for 

